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JOSEPH HARRIS COMPANY, INC., COLDWATER, NEW YORK 
Spar gel ( Ger .) ASPARAGUS Sparagio (It.) 
Mary Washington—Large, early and “rust resistant’’ 
This is the best of the “rust resistant” varieties and was originated by the United States 
Department of Agriculture at Washington. Our seed is the true strain and will produce the finest 
large stalks. Oz. 15c; 34 lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25; 10 lbs. $11.50. 
Artischoke (Ger.) ARTICHOKE Carciofo (It.) 
LARGE GREEN GLOBE. The Standard Variety. Produces the flower buds which are used for 
food the second year after sowing the seed. The plants are not hardy and require protection 
in winter north of Virginia. Oz. 50c; 34 It)* $1 -50 ; lb. $5.00. 
Salat-Ruebe (Ger.) BEETS Barbabietole (It.) 
34 lb’ of seed will soiv about 250 ft. of row. Sow 10 lbs. of seed to the acre for rows 14 in. apart; 
6 to 8 lbs. per acre for rows 18 in. apart. 
Harris’ Special 
Crosby’s Egyptian 
Finest For Early Bunching 
If you want a variety that will produce 
smooth, even, dark red beets, early, grow this 
kind. Their fine tap roots and uniform appear¬ 
ance always make them command better 
prices than ordinary beets. 
We are proud of our stock of this grand 
beet and can confidently say that it is the fin¬ 
est of the type grown. Our stock is backed by 
over thirty years of careful breeding hereon 
our own farm and as we have said many times, 
“Every one a model for shape and color.” 
See prices below. 
Harris’ Special 
Detroit Dark Red 
Famous For Fine Color 
You will find this the best beet for late 
summer and fall trade. No better strain can be 
obtained. Through many years of careful 
breeding and selection we have produced a 
beet that is not only of fine uniform shape 
but has a superb deep red color which is with¬ 
out equal. Particular growers tell us there is no 
beet which proves so satisfactory as Harris’ 
Special Detroit. 
Our seed crops of this beet this year have 
produced fine seed of high germination. See 
prices below. 
Mlb. 
1 lb. 
10 lb. 
100 lb. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. Harris’ Special Strain. See above. 
$ .30 
$ .90 
$ 8.50 
$ 75.00 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. Bright Red Strain. 
Color lighter red than Harris’ Strain. Popular in some markets. 
.25 
.70 
6.50 
60.00 
DETROIT DARK RED. Harris’ Special Strain. See above. 
.30 
.90 
8.50 
75.00 
Early Blood Turnip... 
.25 
.70 
6.50 
60.00 
A good old variety. Large, somewhat flattened beets. An early cropper. 
EARLY WONDER. A Superior Strain for Bunching. 
.30 
.90 
8.50 
75.00 
Quite similar to our special strain of Crosby’s Egyptian. Early and of 
good deep red color. Our strain of this variety is exceptionally fine. 
LONG SEASON. Called “Winter Keeper” and “New Century”.. 
.45 
1.40 
13.50 
125.00 
A very late variety of extra fine quality. Description in Retail Catalogue. 
LONG SMOOTH BLOOD RED. (True Strain). 
.25 
.75 
7.00 
65.00 
8 to 10 inches long and very dark red. Grows half out of the ground. 
Beets for Greens. (Green Top). 
.15 
.45 
4.00 
35.00 
Quick growing large tops, for greens. 
Harris* Special Crosby’s Egyptian Beets 
Grow this for early market! 
“We are sending you our entire order for seeds this year. We 
have found your seeds more reliable than any we have tried." 
A. J. Michalke &■* Sons, Middletown, Conn. Feb. 14, 1938 
